[December 07, 2017]

Valassis Holiday Shopper Survey: Both Online and Offline Commerce are in for a Happy Holiday Season

Valassis, a leader in intelligent media delivery, today announced results from its 2017 Valassis Holiday Shopper Survey. The findings provide insights into consumer expectations and behavior for the remaining 2017 holiday shopping season, particularly for moms, millennials and millennial parents.

According to the study, the shopping season is far from over: 83 percent of holiday shoppers plan to purchase gifts after Cyber Monday (News - Alert) and more than half (56 percent) of these shoppers are headed in-store for their purchases. According to RetailMeNot, 87 percent of consumers plan to visit a physical retail store in the month of December - representing an opportunity for brick and mortar retailers in the last few weeks before the holidays.

Consumers are looking for deals, with 82 percent of respondents - and 88 percent of millennials - saying that offers sway their gift lists. Overall, 53 percent of respondents (and 61 percent of moms) say coupons are the biggest influence on their holiday purchases.

Coupons and discounts drive where holiday consumers shop, what they buy and their loyalty to a store. This is especially true for moms and millennial parents when it comes to holiday shopping:

• Where to shop: Coupons and discounts drive the store decision for moms (79 percent) and millennial parents (74 percent) (compared to 67 percent of all respondents)
• What to buy: Coupons and discounts help decide purchases for nearly three-fourths of moms and millennial parents (compared to 64 percent of all respondents)
• Store loyalty: The majority of moms and millennial parents (approximately 80 percent) say they will leave a store if hey think an item can be bought for less elsewhere (versus 69 percent of all respondents)

Additional key findings from the 2017 Valassis Holiday Shopper Survey include:

• Consumers - especially millennials - do their homework before purchasing:
  • 85 percent of consumers research holiday gift purchases, with millennials (50 percent) and millennial parents (56 percent) saying they spend a lot of time doing so
• Shoppers - particularly moms - hunt for holiday gift deals across channels:
  • Among those who research holiday purchases, below are the top three ways they plan their shopping
    • Use deal websites (59 percent of all respondents; 73 percent of moms)
    • Use emailed sales/promotions (57 percent of all respondents; 67 percent of moms)
    • Use mailed sales/promotions (47 percent of all respondents; 60 percent of moms)
  • Print ads encourage 45 percent of shoppers to go online to make a purchase from that advertiser
    • Especially true for moms (56 percent) and millennial parents (58 percent)
  • Busy millennial parents look to purchase holiday gifts during the work week:
    • Nearly half (49 percent) say they make holiday gift purchases from work due to an email, online ad or mobile notification (compared to 30 percent of all respondents)
    • Forty-one percent holiday shop at stores close to work on their lunch break or before/after work (as opposed to 27 percent of all respondents)

About the Survey

The 2017 Valassis Holiday Shopper Survey was conducted by a third-party research organization, Prosper Insights and Analytics™, a global leader in consumer intent data, from November 13 - 17, 2017. The survey was conducted online among a representative group of 1,000 adults age 18-70 in the United States who indicated that they do at least some of the holiday gift shopping in their household.

About Valassis

Valassis is a leader in intelligent media delivery, providing over 58,000 clients with innovative media solutions to influence consumers wherever they plan, shop, buy and share. By integrating online and offline data combined with powerful insights, Valassis precisely targets its clients' most valuable shoppers, offering unparalleled reach and scale. NCH Marketing Services, Inc. and Clipper Magazine are Valassis subsidiaries, and RedPlum^® is its consumer brand. Its signature Have You Seen Me?^® program delivers hope to missing children and their families. As wholly owned subsidiaries of Harland Clarke Holdings, Valassis and RetailMeNot, a leading destination for digital savings, are partnering to connect retailers and consumers through meaningful digital, mobile and print promotions.

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